Espresso
Espresso for Familiar Charm
The espresso component of Anthony’s simplified at-home signature drink: 19 g in, 40 g out per double shot.
By Anthony Douglas · View source ↗
- Coffee
- 19 g
- In the cup
- 40 g
Before you start
Get ready.
Prepare one double shot using 19 g coffee and tare the receiving cup. Natural Ethiopian coffee is suggested; a particular lot is not specified.
Equipment checklist
- Espresso machine
- Espresso grinder
- Coffee scale
Dial in your shot.
Prepare your puck and tare the cup on your scale. Start the clock with your machine.
19 g coffee → 40 g in the cup
Watch your scale. Stop the machine yourself at the target weight.
Recipe details & source
Anthony Douglas · 2022 champion · later published signature-drink adaptation · Publisher’s adaptation
This entry covers one double espresso only. La Marzocco’s simplified Familiar Charm drink uses two doubles plus other ingredients; that complete signature drink is not reproduced here. Shot time, temperature and pressure are not documented, and this is not an exact reconstruction of the 2022 winning routine.
- Water temperature
- Not documented
- Pressure
- Not documented
- Difficulty
- Some practice
Original coffee: Natural Ethiopian coffee suggested; specific lot not documented
Published brewing steps
- When ready · Prepare the dose
Prepare a 19 g espresso dose and tare the cup on your scale.
- When ready · Extract to yield
Extract until the cup contains 40 g espresso. Stop the machine yourself; no shot-time target is published.
Source reviewed 2026-10-27. Instructions paraphrased by Solution Coffee.
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Keep the published measurements
Espresso beverage yield is not brewing water. Use the published dose and yield with your basket; dial in grind by taste rather than applying the filter-water calculator.
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